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Physical and Technical Aspects of Fire and Arson Investigation [Hardcover]

John Richard Carroll (Author)

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Hardcover: 455 pages
Publisher: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd (June 1979)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 039803785X
ISBN-13: 978-0398037857
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds

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1.0 out of 5 stars This book is outdated, wrong and dangerous., June 16, 1997

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This book, with its scientific sounding title, was the backbone of the arson cirriculum at the National Fire Academy at Emmitsburg, MD for over a decade. The myths that this book validated have caused literally hundreds of fire investigators to become misinformed. These investigators then passed on the misinformation, and used the misinformation to obtain arson convictions of innocent people. Example 1. The standard time-temperature curve, extracted from an ASTM test for determining fire resistance of rated assemblies, is set forth as the norm for structure fires. Fires which burn faster can therefore be said to be accelerated. (Completely untrue). Example 2. There is a photograph on p 73 showing what a room that has flashed over looks like. Unfortunately, the bottom half of the room is completely unburned, meaning that flashover could not possibly have occurred. There are literally dozens of other misinformed statements in this book. Richard Custer, former chair of NFPA 921 ordered this textbook for a class shortly after it came out. The title sounded good. He ended up using the text to show his students everything that was NOT true about fire investigation. Do not buy this book

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First Sentence:
ON OCTOBER 6, 1975, "Dear Abby" devoted her entire column to the subject of fire prevention-and with good reason. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
spontaneous ignition fire, low velocity explosions, witness matrix, pyrophoric carbon, material first ignited, fire investigator, secondary high explosives, overrich mixture, splash loading, motor vehicle fires, arson laws, civil investigator, incendiary origin, explosion preceded, flammable mixture, burn pattern, spontaneous heating, draft hood, unknown fires, kindling temperature, main burner, material ignited, incendiary fires, power steering unit, zip cord

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
National Fire Protection Association, New York, United States, National Bureau of Standards, Fire Protection Handbook, National Electrical Code, Keith Tower, American Gas Association, Hexagonal Elimination Process, International Association of Arson Investigators, Underwriters Laboratories, Yellow Pages, Courtesy of Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, Eastman Kodak Company, Gas Gas, Gas Utilization, Handbook of Fundamentals, National Commission, Practical Guide, Book Company, Courtesy of Harbrace Publications, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fire Protection Guide, Forest Products Laboratory, Hazardous Chemicals Data

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This book cites 14 books:

Gas Engineers Handbook by C George Segeler on page 32, and page 179
Piping Handbook on page 32, and page 55
General Chemistry (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac) by Kenneth W. Whitten on page 32
Handbook of Forensic Science by Federal Bureau of Investigation on page 32
General Chemistry: Principles and Structure by James E. Brady on page 32

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Scientific Protocols for Fire Investigation (Protocols in Forensic Science) by John J. Lentini on 4 pages
Physical Development of Natural and Criminal Fires by C. Detienne in Back Matter
Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation, Seventh Edition by Barry A. J. Fisher in Back Matter
Forensic Applications of Mass Spectrometry (Modern Mass Spectrometry) by Jehuda Yinon on page 167
Fire Investigation: A New Concept by Charles B. Hobson on page 8

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